The new urban on and off-road electrical Scrambler No. 1 from Swedish manufacturer RGNT is a world-beater. And damn, it's a looker too! The unmistakably 60's retro design is based on the success of the company's first café racer model, but with an extended frame, higher ground clearance, up-sized knobbly tyres, and a bunch of other classic Scrambler stuff. Plus, with an electric bike you automatically get the silent treatment and can listen to birds while having fun riding those woodland switchbacks. And don’t forget the maintenance-free experience that comes along with an electric bike. Hey, we're already up to the best of five worlds!
"To build a Scrambler as our second bike was no-brainer", says Jonathan Åström, CEO and founder of RGNT Motorcycles. "The no-nonsense, stripped down Scrambler perfectly aligns with our brand core values of riding clean and in style – wherever you want to go."
The Scrambler was popularised in the 60's as a bike built for both off-road and street use. It pretty much died out in the 80s with the advent of pure off-road bikes but has lately made a popular return to the bike scene – often, with the stylish retro look of the Scramblers of the 60s. The electric RGNT Scrambler No. 1 marks the natural progression of this ongoing trend of owning and riding a more versatile bike.
The new Scrambler shares many attributes with its predecessor, amongst them the RGNTs preference for handcrafted details of the bike.
"We like to do things painstakingly thorough, with a level of detail not wholly healthy, to be fair. We're just not into delivering bikes that aren't built to the level of perfection we ourselves would prefer.", says Jonathan.
Alongside the handcrafting, the whole manufacturing process is carried out in in Kungsbacka, on the Westcoast of Sweden. Their small bike shop houses not only the manufacturing lines where all bikes are assembled, but also their design studio and offices. This was a conscious decision by the founders to make the path of new ideas to implementation as short as possible.
Whether you're off to roam the city streets, or tack on your surfboard and take the shortcut to the beach, rest assured you'll do it in a Made in Sweden, handcrafted, sustainable, maintenance-free, silent and exceptionally stylish way. Jeez, how many best-of-worlds are we up to now?